What answer is equivalent to -4(b + 2) - 36?

-4(b + 11)

Step-by-step explanation:

-4(b + 2) - 36    (multiply -4 into parentheses via distributive property)

= b(-4) + 2(-4) - 36

= -4b -8 - 36

= -4b - 44    (this could be an answer, but we can still simplify further by factoring out -4)

= -4(b + 11)

proportions are fractions that equal to each other. so if two fractions are the same, they are proportional.

let's check the answers to see if they are proportional.

question a is not proportional because you can't turn 1.5/3 to 3/9. if you try to multiply 1.5/3 by 2 or 3, you wont get 3/9. it's impossible to make the fractions the same.

question b is not proportional because you can't turn 22/33 to 4/6. 33 can't go into 6.

question c is proportional because when you multiply 2 and 3 by 71, you would get 142/213, and those fractions equal to each other

question d is proportional because when you divide 14 and 7 by 2, you would end up with 7/3.5, and those fractions equal to each other.